On Sunday, Jan. 23rd 2011, Hatua Likoni welcomed 18 new students to our scholarship program in a ceremony held at Likoni’s Youth Empowerment Center. This brings the total number of students sponsored in primary and secondary students by Hatua Likoni to 70.
The welcoming ceremony was attended by our new students, their parents and guardians, and returning scholarship students. Our scholarship program coordinator, Kwame Mwakio, started off with an introduction to our programs and the goal of the Likoni Scholarship Fund, which is to provide education to Likoni’s most gifted young students to ensure that Likoni will benefit from their future input as engines of the local economy and civil society. Next, one of our form four (senior) students talked to his new peers about the importance of education and encouraged them to take advantage of the opportunity accorded to them by Hatua by working hard in school.
The Director Gabbi and Kwame the coordinator addressing the guests
Next on the agenda Kwame explained our expectations of all members of our scholarship program, and read the pledge we ask all students and guardians to sign, which states that students will work hard to maintain their grades and will behave well in and out of school, that parents will support the education of their students and cooperate with the scholarship program, and that, if students and parents uphold their pledges, Hatua will maintain its support of each student throughout secondary school. The day ended with each student being awarded a certificate of acceptance into the Likoni Scholarship Fund.
Kwame and Gabbi with one of the new students
We thank our students and guardians for their participation and are thrilled to welcome 18 promising new members into our Hatua family!
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